Hiv And How It Affects White Blood Cells

...rangeslisted below are general and may not be exactly the same as your lab. Look atyour lab report for the normal range they use. Complete Blood Count (CBC) Blood is made up of different types of cells including red blood cells,white blood cells, and platelets. The complete blood count (CBC) is a test thatmeasures the amount of these cells in a sample of your blood. CBCs areespecially important for HIV+ people because some HIV drugs and...

...Yes, you can have infection for that long and not have it affect the white blood cell count. In some people who have been infected for a long time, it may never affect the count. However, in people with high HIVRead more »

...Mark,The absolute CD4 cell count tends to bounce around, due to many factors in addition to HIV. Anything that affects the total white blood cell count will also affect the lymphocyte count and thus CD4 cells (a subset of lymphocytes). The more...
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From what I have read here, I imagine that if one person tests positive for HIV,the next step is to measure the CD4 count, right?Is this a special analysis? If the number is ok, how often is it repeated inorder to control the evolution of HIV?Low...

...load.When you order a complete blood count, you get a hematocrit and hemoglobin (which tell you about red blood cells) and a white blood cell count. A "differential" then tells you about the different types of white blood cells: what percentage...
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I read an article in the paper the other day that said that it's been found that HIV hides in inactive white blood cells, but doesn't show up in viral load tests. Does this hidden HIV have any implications for antibody testing? In other words, could...

...Thank you for your question. It has been determined that HIV can "hide" in inactive white blood cells. But happily, this does not affectHIV antibody tests. HIV antibody tests will still show positive in persons with HIV, even
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...cell. These are less important but help to detect various anemias and leukemias. White Blood Cells: Infection Fighters White Blood Cell (WBC) Count WBCs, or leukocytes , help prevent and fight infections. A normal count ranges from...
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...CD4 Cell Test The Bottom Line The Basics Your immune system protects your body by fighting germs and infections.White blood cells are an important part of your immune system. HIV infects and destroys a type of white blood cell called...
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...When you get a standard blood workup from the doctor and they say your white blood cell count is elevated would that correspond to a recent HIV exposure? I was not sure if an HIV exposure would cause a decreae in
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...freaked out. I went to my doctor to get my blood work results and he told me that all the tests were normal except that my white blood cell count was slightly elevated. I've tested for HIV several times over the past 2 months, including having...
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...ago (Truvada & Viramune) due to having 2 seizures since February 2005 and specifically abnormal spinal fluid (abundance of white blood cells), EEG irregularities (2nd seizure happened during EEG) and being HIV+. I have no memory of my past...
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